Car.



P. S. INGOLDSBY.

' Patented 001125, 1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

- The object is to provide this crossmember' UNITED sTArEs PATENT OFFICEFRANK si INGOLDSBY, 'OF'ST. LOUIS,'MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR r'o'THEDINGOLDESBYJAUTO;

MATIG CARY-COMPANY, or srr. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A conrons'rxoii or 'WESTVIRGINIA;

1 CAR;

St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented ace'rtain new and usefulImprovement in Cars, of which the following is -a full, clear,

and exact description, reference being had to. thea'ccompanyingdrawings.

Thisinventio'n relates to the end construction of car'bodies andparticularlytothe cross member at thetop of such ends.

in a form which shall be stifi', strong,

cheaply constructed, and so: arranged as to shed any material falling onit.- Theinvention is especially well adapted I for-dump cars havinginclined end floors, wherein 1n cross member servesthe double Ipurpose-o supporting "such end floor and protecting the mechanismbeneath it wh ch is associated with the dumping operations.v

In cars of the Ingoldsby type having a cen-- tral longitudinal member,to wh1ch are hinged dropping doors which support the load, thismechanism beneath oneof the end- -fioors is for the purpose 'oifraising-the dropped doors;

-The invention is hereinafter more fully characteristics set explainedand its essential .out in the claims. t I r In the drawings, Figure 1 isa side elevation of aportion of a carfembodyingmy invention; Fig. 2- isa sectional end viewof such a car. TFig. 3 isan enlarged cross sectionthrough the upper member of. the .end'parallel with Fignl. Fig. 4 is. asection,

- taken'on the line 4.-4 of Fig. Bandshowj- {car which .is shownashaving downwar d1 fla-nges;= l t at its edges riveted to the car'- ing aportio'n of the upper member" and adjacehtycar side.'

In the drawings, the-car sideis shown [as chord 1-1, and a"l0wer-choi*d12. I

13 represents the inclinedend floor of the sides. r

My cross member at the top of the ends includes the channel member 15which eX- tends across the car vabutting the inner sides of the sideplates." These channels are lo- 'cated just beyond the end floors andare placed with their webs and fianges'inclining, as shown, the flangesbelng parallel wlth the end floor. The inner flange ofthe channelSpecification of Letters Batent. Application filed J u1y2 1eo7.' SeriaI'No. 331,903.

"28* on. these shafts from whic Patented oer.

' lies against the under face of the end floor, and the end floor isriveted to this flangeby rivets -18, so that thechannel makes a very Istifl' and firm support for the upper end of this floor. At its ends thechannel 15 issecured to the car sides by cover lates .16

which extend onto the upper faceo the web of the channel and then ben'ddownwardly onthe outer side of the car, being riveted to both thechannel'web and the car side,-by rivets 19 and 20 respectively. w

' My door raising mechanism,' asshownin the drawings, comprises shafts21. carrying raislng arms 22, therebeing op1 24 \vinding'aroundthe shaft25.' This shaft ion'27 on the crank shaft 28. The inner end rating armslead --.'chains" I o I I carries a gear 26 \VlthWVhlCh meshesa pmi ofthe shaft. 25'is supported by a. suitable "bracket 34. carried by theunder side of the 'end floor,'whi-le theeouter end of this shaft isjournaled in a block 29 whichis bya latch'30. This'latch 3,0 and It willbe seen from the aboveconstruc- '75;v sup ortedp I the crank 28 arebothcarried by a -verti,cal plate ,35,-.

the upper-end ofwhich is bent'overand} 1 bolted to the Web of the crosschannel'15. L 30 tion that the inclined channel 15, in addition tosupporting the end floor, protects the winding mechanism and forms a.downwardly inclined deflecting surfacetending to throw ott' any,material coming. from chutes, steam shovels, etc.

As shown,- the dumping doors- 39 are .adapted;to be held in closedposition by side hooksi it) wyhi'chare connected byglinks 44 withreleasing {levers 41.."

a a v v uhl s n e herw 1 lever ll" is thrown it 'o eratesa,correspond-,1

ingrock .shaft42-\vhicl1, through a short 1 I rock arm 43, raises link45 and withdraws thedatch 30 from beneath the bl0cl;.,29. 95.

This causes'disengageinent betweenthe gear.- 1

crank in r'aisingthe doors".

patents and applications.

.Having thus described my inve tion, I I' claim:

p 1. Ina car, the combinationof a "cross 26; and -.thepinion "27 justpreceding the e dropping of the doors. A ratchet, t8 isjca'r 0 riedbythe'f crank shaft and apawl 4 9j by the plate 35 to hold the gain madeby the member for' the upper portion of the car end comprising a channelbeam set at an angle, and an inclined end floor at substantially thesame angle and riveted thereto.

2. In a car, the combination of a cross member for the upper portion ofthe car end comprising a channel beam with its flanges facing downwardlydiagonally-and its web inclined downwardly toward the end of the ear.

3. In a car, the combination of a cross member for the upper portion ofthe car end comprising a channel beam with its flanges facing downwardlydiagonally and its web inclined downwardly toward the end of the car,and door raising mechanism located beneath and protected by said channel member. i

4. In a car, the combination of a" cross member for the upper portion ofthe car end comprising an inclined channel beam, an'inclined end floorriveted thereto and angle straps at the ends of the channels riveted tothe web of the channel and to the car sides.

v 5. In a dump car, the combination with the inclined end floor of aflanged rolled structural member extending crosswise of th car at thetop bf its end and adjacent to the upper end of such end floor andsecured to the car sides and having a flange parallel with the end floorand engaging its underside and secured to it. p

6. In a dump car, thecombination of an inclined end floor, of a channelbeam extend- ,ing crosswise of the car adjacent to the upper end of saidend floor and having a flange parallel with the end floor and riv-' eted to it.

7. In a dump car, the combination of an inclined end floor, of a channelbeam extending crosswise of the car adjacent to the upper end ofsaid endfioor and having a flange parallel with the end 11001 and riveted to it,said channel having its web ex tending diagonally downwardly toward theend of the car, and door raising mechanism occupying the space beneaththe end floor and protected oy such channel beam.

8. In a "car, the combination of an inclined end floor, a cross channelbeam eX- tending from one car sideto the other be-.

' yond the end floor, said channel beam abutting the car side andsecured to it. by angle straps riveted to the car side and the channel"beam, said channel beam having 'its web in clined downwardly toward theend of the car at right angles to the end floor and hav-, ing itsflanges projecting in a general downward direction from the web, one ofsaid flanges engaging the underside of the end floor; near its upper endand being riveted to it.

9. Ina car, the combination of an inclined end floor, a cross channelbeam extending ting the car side and secured to it by angle from one'car side to the other beyond the end floor, said channel beam abuttingthe car side and secured to it, said channel beam having its webinclined downwardly toward the end of the car and having its flangesprojecting in generally downwardly direction from the web, one of saidflanges engaging the underside of the end floor near its upper end andbeing riveted to it, a vertical plate having its upper end bent over onthe web of a channel and secured to it, and a door raising mechanismlocated partly in the space beneath the inclined end floor and carriedpartly by said plate and protected by said channel beam. I

10. In a car, the combination of an iI1-' clined end floor, a crosschannel beam extending from one car side to the other beyond the endfloor, said channel beam abutstraps riveted to the car side and thechannel beam, said channel beam having its web inclined downwardlytoward the end of the car at right angles to the end floor and havingits flanges projecting in a generally downwardly direction from the web,one of said flanges engaging'the under side of the end floor near itsupper end and being riveted to it, a vertical plate having its upper endbent over on the'web of a. channel and secured to it, door raisingmechanism located partly in the space beneath the inclined-end floor andcarried partly by said plate and protected by said channel beam,

-11. In a car, the combination of a cross member in the form of achannel beam, an

inclined end floor secured to said channel beam at one side, and anupright-member secured to the channel beam at the other sideintermediate of its end.

12. In a dump car, the combination with a car side and an inclined endfloor, of a rolled structural form which constitutes both the top of thecar end and the inclined sup port for the end floor. j 13. 'Ina car, thecombination with a cross member, an inclined end fioor secured thereto,an upright member also secured thereto, and'raising mechanism supportedby said upright member.

, 14: In a car, the combination of a cross member at the top of the caredge, an inclined floor secured thereto, a member beyond said floorsecured to the cross member and depending therefrom, and a raising shaftcarried by. the depending member and the end fl'oor.- Y

15. The combination of an inclined end floor, an angula-rly projectingsupporting member therefor and raising means mount:

ed beneathsuch member.

16. Ina dump car, the combination with the inclined end floor, of aflanged rolled structural member extending across the car adjacent theupper end and riveted to the I member being wide and extending aw'ayfromt endflbbr to form a cover.

"17" eantth cfomblnation wlth the end floor 'of --'-angular memberextending across a the car, one

side of said member being rivet ed to the end floor, another side ofsaid men lbsr being widened and extending away from the end floolg anddoor operating mech-,

anism supported beneath the extending p01'- 10 tio n-o f-t he cross"member; In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiixjmy signature inthepresence of two witnesses.

. FRANK s. INGOLDSBY.

Witnesses:

L. E. Boom, 7

C. BREMERMAN.

